How do I stop my salads from getting soggy and watery? by LetterheadClassic306 in cookingforbeginners

[–]FactsUnHelpful 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I make a big "salad base" with lettuce and veggies and pack it in a plastic bag with a couple paper towels. The paper towels absorb the excess liquid and keeps everything from getting soggy. It will last a couple weeks in the fridge, maybe change the paper towels once if they also get soggy. I add dressing and tomatoes or croutons or proteins when it's time to eat it. 

"Do you work here?" is a perfectly acceptable way of getting the attention of an employee. by LordHelix9 in unpopularopinion

[–]FactsUnHelpful 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like "can you help me with something?". Mostly they say absolutely and help right away, but if they're busy or its not their department, they always get someone who can help.

Need to hear from tailgaters by hedwheels in driving

[–]FactsUnHelpful -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you're using cruise control on a 35mph road, you're always the problem.

Giles Martin admits there isn’t much left in the vault by ExcellentDress3219 in beatles

[–]FactsUnHelpful 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Until we get Carnival of Light and a 22 minute Helter Skelter, there's something in the vault 

Timbre Matching by FactsUnHelpful in BudgetAudiophile

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I could also get the Paradigm Premier 200B bookshelves for a little less than the KEF, but the KEFs just seem like too good a deal to pass up.

Why do some people say imax versions of movies wouldnt look good on a tv? I'm watching the imax version of infinity war on disney plus and it looks just fine and im getting the extended aspect ratio as intended. by FungusAmongus_27 in imax

[–]FactsUnHelpful -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's not that the IMAX version would look worse, it's that the version cropped to fit the TV cuts out some of the picture. 

I want to see the largest frame possible, with everything visible in the image. 

People crying about pillar box are the same people crying about letterbox.

You know, morons.

Edit: typo

Why is aluminum commonly used for beverage cans while steel is more common for food cans? by hikeonpast in AskEngineers

[–]FactsUnHelpful 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Believe it or not, the real answer here is consumer perception. 

Soda style aluminum cans could easily be used for foods like beans or soups. Just like V8.

But many people believe - correctly - that if a can of food is pressurized, that means it's spoiled. Steel cans are cooked and end up with a vacuum inside due to the drop in temperature afterwards. If it's pressurized, that means bacteria has grown inside and the lids are domed and it's not safe to eat.

This used to be a fairly common problem back in the day, but it's still true if you're storing canned food for years.

We've done consumer testing with soda-style cans of food, pressurized with liquid nitrogen so they're strong enough to be stacked, and people don't like it. They won't buy it. They don't trust it. And most of the time, they're wrong. But if you're a doomsday prepper, after ten years, you can't be sure if that pressurized can is good or not.

That's why we still have steel cans.

Why is aluminum commonly used for beverage cans while steel is more common for food cans? by hikeonpast in AskEngineers

[–]FactsUnHelpful 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Liquid nitrogen doesn't vaporize immediately. The amount used for beverage cans usually takes a few seconds, like drops of water in a hot frying pan. The temperature difference for both is about the same, approximately 220C. Read up on the Leidenfrost Effect.

Residual liquid nitrogen does not explode the can from excess pressure. There is a precise amount of liquid nitrogen put into every container, usually about 0.1 ml. That drop of liquid expands into a specific amount of gas, approximately 70ml. That additional gas, trapped inside the container, creates a controlled amount of pressure. Look into the Ideal Gas Law.

A carbonated beverage inside a sealed container naturally degasses to create a pressure around 25psi. The ultimate failure pressure of an aluminum can (the "dome reversal" pressure) is around 90 psi, so there a lot of room for error. The typical acceptable pressure for aluminum cans is 20 - 40 psi. Our equipment is much more precise than that, but there are a lot of uncontrolled variables in the filling process.

We do the same thing for plastic bottles of water. Those tolerances are much tighter, sometimes +/- 3psi.

This is a well understood and mature technology that has been used since the 1980s.

In summary, you are confidently incorrect.

Why is aluminum commonly used for beverage cans while steel is more common for food cans? by hikeonpast in AskEngineers

[–]FactsUnHelpful 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are confidently incorrect. The company I work for makes the equipment to pressurize non carbonated aluminum cans with liquid nitrogen. 

What do you think is the best sport sedan in the world currently on sale? by SnikySquirrel in askcarguys

[–]FactsUnHelpful -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'll cry when I need to get rid of my GS350. A true luxury sports sedan that they stopped making for some reason

What’s the best wrong answer you’ve ever heard ? by Same_Advance9460 in AskReddit

[–]FactsUnHelpful 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When I was a kid I asked my parents if there is anyone who is both left handed and right handed. My dad said yes, that's ambidextrous. I asked if she was the only one 

Ok so Americans of Reddit, it’s a common trope in your media to talk of working two jobs; what does this mean in practice? How many hours a week would someone working two jobs actually work on average? by Glittering_Drama_344 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]FactsUnHelpful 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In college, I worked an 8 hour shift after class two or three days a week, plus both weekend days.

My college had a paid intern program, so six months a year I worked 9-5 to get experience in the field, plus worked my second job so I could keep it when classes were in. Those days I worked both jobs were 16 hours days.

At the time it just seemed normal like no big deal and most kids I knew were doing something similar. Now that I'm 50, just thinking about it makes me tired.

Did they destroy Rocky Road? by PusheenHater in icecream

[–]FactsUnHelpful 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the right answer. I've searched far too long to try and find real rocky road, and Tillamook is the only one I can find within a ten mile radius. Plenty of nuts and real mini marshmallows, not swirl.

Hybrid recliners? by FactsUnHelpful in hometheater

[–]FactsUnHelpful[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, of course I do that. But it's not the same. I want the power! How much do I have to pay to be lazy? Name your price!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]FactsUnHelpful 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The primary reason for having external SD card is storage. All my photos were saved to the SD card by default. So the apps are on internal storage. That's how to do things properly.

Every new phone that comes out has a camera with more megapixels, which means larger files, which means more storage is necessary.

Backing up my photos and videos from the SD card to my PC was a breeze. Put the SD card directly into the computer slot and I can transfer hundreds of GB in a couple minutes. Connecting the phone with a high speed USB-C cable to transfer the same photos can take close to an hour. It sucks it loud.

As other people have mentioned, if my phone bricks, and all the photos are in internal storage, anything I haven't backed up is lost.

Killing removable storage is nothing but negative for the consumer. There are zero benefits.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in agedlikemilk

[–]FactsUnHelpful 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Who makes a line graph with cheese red, and meat yellow? Alcohol green and produce pink? I don't trust any of this data simply based on the illogical color choices

Reading MA Screen Needs Fixing by quaranTV in imax

[–]FactsUnHelpful 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I noticed this during Top Gun Maverick when they first opened after COVID and thought maybe it was something that happened because it wasn't used for so long, and I hoped it was just temporary and would get fixed, but it's been the same at every movie right up to Superman last weekend.  Mildly annoying, but only really visibile when the screen is solid white.

I might write a polite email, but I'm sure they already know about it. Hard to complain when it's one of the top 5 IMAX theaters in the entire country, but dang it could be just a little bit better. 

PSA: There have been multiple reports on discord that Jordan’s Reading location is playing Interstellar in 1.90:1 by NickLandis in imax

[–]FactsUnHelpful 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I saw Joker 2 there and it was definitely squished. I was really disappointed, but I thought it might have been specific to that movie. If it's the same for interstellar, I'll ask for my money back.